Here’s some extra trivia on some new OCs from my Thomas AU. And what there faces look like.

Iraq Railways - Iraqi State Railways Class PC 4-6-2 streamlined steam locomotive Nr. 502 MOSUL (?) (Robert Stephenson & Co, Newcastle and Darlington 6983 / 1940) by Historical Railway Images

ur uquiz is homophobic :( theres no option for the train question to just tell you dozens of fun facts about trains /lh did you know that there were meant to be 4 pc class trains on the iraqi state railway, but one was lost en route (kirkuk!) bc of ww2

youre so right, you can approach me at the train station with ur cool train facts any time u want ily ❤️

NWR #28 "Hammurabi: King of Babylon"

Hammurabi: King of Babylon, or just Hammurabi for short, is a Iraqi State Railways PC class pacific, built in 1940 by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns for Iraqi State Railways. He originally was named Baghdad, but he liked to call himself Hammurabi due to his curiosity and fascination with the ancient world, especially ones like the Assyrians and the Babylonians. He was a hard and respectable worker as well, doing what any job he was given without question, and he didn't worry about his paint getting dirty since he can just clean off after his work is done. When he was withdrawn in the Early 60s, he was purchased by the NWR as a "Reserve Express" locomotive. When he arrived on sodor, he was repainted into a special metallic blue livery with gold lining, as a homage to ancient Assyrian art that were also blue and gold. In 2013, he was promoted from reserve express engine to a full express engine for the Railway's 8 new express trains, where he still works today, pulling express trains across sodor and the mainland. He's also fluent in English, Arabic, Sumerian and Akkadian.

Iraq Railways - Iraqi State Railways Class PC 4-6-2 streamlined steam locomotive Nr. 502 "Mosul" (Robert Stephenson & Co, Newcastle and Darlington 6983 / 1940) by Historical Railway Images

Iraq Railways - Iraqi State Railways Class PC 4-6-2 streamlined steam locomotive Nr. 502 "Mosul" (Robert Stephenson & Co, Newcastle and Darlington 6983 / 1940) by Historical Railway Images

Iraq Railways - Iraqi State Railways Class PC 4-6-2 streamlined steam locomotive Nr. 502 "Mosul" (Robert Stephenson & Co, Newcastle and Darlington 6983 / 1940) by Historical Railway Images Via Flickr: Official Robert Stephenson Locomotive Works photo of Iraqi State Railways Class PC steam locomotive Nr. 502 "Mosul" with the signatures of the erecting shop manager, Andrew Edward Whitfield (seen in the photo in front of the locomotive) and his assistants

Iraq Railways - Iraqi State Railways Class PC 4-6-2 streamlined steam locomotive Nr. 502 "Mosul" (Robert Stephenson & Co, Newcastle and Darlington 6983 / 1940) at Mosul, 17 February 1943 by Historical Railway Images

Iraq Railways - Iraqi State Railways Class PC 4-6-2 streamlined steam locomotive Nr. 502 "Mosul" (Robert Stephenson & Co, Newcastle and Darlington 6983 / 1940) at Mosul, 17 February 1943 by Historical Railway Images

Iraq Railways - Iraqi State Railways Class PC 4-6-2 streamlined steam locomotive Nr. 502 "Mosul" (Robert Stephenson & Co, Newcastle and Darlington 6983 / 1940) by Historical Railway Images

Iraq Railways - Iraqi State Railways Class PC 4-6-2 streamlined steam locomotive Nr. 502 "Mosul" (Robert Stephenson & Co, Newcastle and Darlington 6983 / 1940) by Historical Railway Images

Iraq Railways - 4-6-2 class PC streamlined steam locomotive Nr. 502 "Mosul" (Robert Stephenson & Co, Newcastle and Darlington 6983 / 1940) by Historical Railway Images Via Flickr: A new Iraqi State Railways class PC class steam locomotive. This locomotive ran on the Baghdad to Istanbul route. Only four of this Robert Stephenson model were ever built, and only three made it safely to Iraq — one being lost when the ship carrying it was sunk. It is thought that this particular locomotive is Nr. 502 'El Mosul', delivered to Iraq in March 1941, its name (written in Arabic) is just visible on the side.